Bell P-39 Airacobra

[evangilder]

From the Warren Bodie collection, the early P-47 "car door". I am surprised the engineers didn't think about it not being able to opened while in-flight.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Hmmmmm, strange.
Ive never seen the XP-47 before, looks cool...did all the "X" versions of planes have that bare metal finish because the XP-38 looks similar...

 

[evangilder]

I'm not real sure, to be honest. Bt alot of them had bare metal for testing. Funny though, because paint adds weight.

 

[The Jug Rules!]

I think all x planes are bare metal. IMO, I think it was to get good performane by saving weght.I have similar pictres of the Hellcat and the B-26. I have also noticed that some x planes have larger diameter propellors than production ships...

 

[BountyHunter15]

Hope you like it. It's not much.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Naw thats a great shot! 8) I love the P-39

 

[ollieholmes]

here is one i took at flying legends this year:

 

[Glider]

Here are a couple taken some time ago.

Notice on the detail shot the wording on the ammunition container. If the ammunition is required ballast for flight, what happens if you use it?

Apologies to those who have seen these on a different thread.

 

[Wildcat]

Great pics guys! Love that white tailed p-39!!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Glider.

 

[luthermoore]

Can anyone please help me identify this plane? it says ''132'' on the side and ''228 or221'' not really sure cant see.




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[Snautzer01]

it might be a P-39Q 57 FG, 363rd FS, type of lettering seems to be the same

 

[luthermoore]

Thanks for that.

I'm trying to figure out now if the number on the side is the aircraft number or maybe the Squadron number.

 

[Wurger]

As far as I know these numbers were "a plane in group" numbers.

 

[jimh]

Here is the Fighter Collections P-39 at Chino in 2004. I think all told there were 4 complete airframes on the field when I was there.

jim



Yanks P-39 and P-63

 

[daveT]

Here are some good P-39 shots!

 

[michaelmaltby]

http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/photogallery/index.htm

Timely ..... Santa preparing for Russian Christmas (Orthodox calendar )

MM

 

[Geedee]

Heres a slack handfull of Cobra shots I've taken over the years. Unfortunately, I dont seem to have any decentshots of these birds in their natural environment

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Nice shots Gary, and you did get one or two shots of it in it's natural habitat.

 

[fubar57]

I like the exhaust shots Gary. Hard for me to duplicate.

Geo